Low End speed up the pace as MPH arrives with a turbo drive new project

For us it’s always incredibly pleasing to see labels burst onto the scene alongside fresh, exciting new artists, brimming with ideas and futuristic sounds. For this reason, we are very excited to get stuck into this weighty four track arrangement from the likes of MPH, a Canterbury located bass wizard, who gets very busy indeed across this one. As a label project, Low End have been setting serious pace this, with a string of succesful releases under their belts. There is no doubt in our mind that this most recent project keeps up the pace.

The title track from this one launches us into an electronic whirlwind of synthesizers of powerful sub pressure, with a shuffling drum led introductory arrangement appearing first alongside ominous melodies, before an unearthly decent into sharp, high end bass lfo grooves and vocal slices. As title tracks go, it definitely does it’s job of setting the pace for the rest of the project. Next up we take a look at the shimmering bass tones and super skippy snare led drum creations of ‘Boombom’, which immediately establishes itself as another rave shaker.

Following this, we switch up the flavours slightly as we take a leasurely dip into the intro of ‘Fi’, which pulls together smooth, almost aquatic UKG themes, stacked with floating emotive harmonic energies and spacious textures. This then leads to a fabulous breakdown, into which lashings of smooth sub pressure are lathered beneath those deliciously airy pad movements. To finish up this one, we keep the moderized garage flavours alive, as we roam into the party vibes of ‘Tropics’. This is another one positively bristling with excitement from start to finish, as precisely designed drum loops and steadily rising sub and lead melodies work in unison to provide us with a happy injection of flavour.

This EP as a full body of work shows us that MPH is not here to play, displaying a range of technical skills and generally awesome musicality across both bass and UKG originals, a balance not many are able to pull off. We will therefore be keeping an eye on the young producer and DJ to see what else he gets up to as we find ourselves tumbling into the oncoming 2019.

It’s a very exciting time for UKG as a scene, with numerous different labels, both old school and new flourishing in a rapidly widening field of fortune. We are seeing some super impressive work from the likes of Four40, Slime, , Beastwang, Kiwi and a host of other names, giving the scene a real injection of vibrancy and fun, which is leading to more producers getting involved in the UK’s go-to summer sound.

The Brighton based label has always been seen as a forward thinking imprint, always looking to get involved with the next sound and be a part of what is new and vibrant within bass music. Their extensive roster has seen some top draw names pass through over the years, including the likes of Bushbaby, Skepsis, Darkly, Distinct, Freddie Martin, Zero and more.

What better way to kick off a monday than with an exclusive premiere eh?Today we are heading over to LA, one of the new leading lights in the American Bass scene, with a tonne of new and exciting artists emerging from the mist every day. We are absolutely loving the American influence on world bass music, with an influx of more techy influences and glitchy, poppy percussive additions making their way into more and more original creations.